The Record
Crackerjac appears in the surviving Plainridge programs across 3 seasons, 2002 to 2004, with 4 starts for which the official chart records a finishing position. None of those starts produced a win in the charts held here, though the horse reached the frame on 0 occasions.
The fastest mile recorded here is 2:05.3, set on Saturday, July 13, 2002. A harness time is written in minutes, seconds and fifths, so the final digit is a fifth of a second rather than a hundredth. On a track of this size like Plainridge a horse turns four times in a mile, which costs ground against the bigger tracks and makes comparison against the divisional marks misleading.
The classes Crackerjac was entered in run to NW200PS, NW2PMLT, NW175PS. These are condition races rather than claiming events, so eligibility rested on money already won rather than on a posted purchase price.
The drivers who sat behind Crackerjac most often were Robert Tisbert (2), Randal R Smith (1), Bruce W Ranger (1). Driver changes matter more in harness racing than the bare numbers suggest, because the same horse can be driven for early speed or held for a late quarter depending on who holds the lines.
Every Start Held Here
| Date | Rc | Fin | PP | Time | Odds | Driver | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2004 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2:08.3 | 94.00 | Robert Tisbert | NW200PS |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2:08.1 | 42.00 | Robert Tisbert | NW2PMLT |
| Nov 25, 2003 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2:05.3 | 18.50 | Bruce W Ranger | NW200PS |
| Nov 8, 2003 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | Wallace R Watson | NW200PS |
| Nov 1, 2003 | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | Randal R Smith | NW200PS |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | Michael John Girouard | NW200PS |
| Oct 11, 2003 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | TBA | NW200PS |
| Jul 13, 2002 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2:05.3 | 62.30 | Randal R Smith | NW175PS |
Questions about this horse
What was Crackerjac's fastest mile?
2:05.3, on 2002-07-13. Harness times are read as minutes, seconds and fifths, so 2:05.3 is 2 minutes and the rest in seconds — the final fifth is the digit after the last point.
Which drivers sat behind Crackerjac?
Robert Tisbert (2), Randal R Smith (1) and Bruce W Ranger (1). The figure in brackets is the number of drives.
Was Crackerjac a trotter or a pacer?
A trotter — every charted start is at the trot. A pacer moves its legs in lateral pairs, a trotter in diagonal pairs, and a horse is normally campaigned at one gait or the other.
What class did Crackerjac race in?
NW200PS, NW2PMLT and NW175PS. Each code is a set of eligibility conditions rather than a grade — the class pages explain what each one admitted.
What were the odds on Crackerjac?
The shortest price in the recovered charts is 18.50 to one. Odds are the closing figures printed on the chart, so they reflect what the pool decided at the off, not a forecast.
How often did Crackerjac go to the gate here?
The record shows 4 charted starts for Crackerjac, 2002 to 2004. The name appears on 8 race days in all once entry sheets are counted, because a horse can be drawn into a race and then scratched before it is run. That is what the programmes and result sheets hold, not necessarily the horse's full career: starts made at other tracks are outside this record.
Did Crackerjac ever win here?
Not in the charts recovered here. Crackerjac shows 4 starts without a win, though no placing inside the first three is recorded either.